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3. Maternity Home at 8, Norbiton Avenue. Three beds.
Kept by Miss Barnes.
Under the Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1927,
powers of inspection (but not of registration) are delegated
by the Surrey County Council to the Corporation.
Under this arrangement the above Maternity and
Nursing Homes have been visited by me from time to time
during the year.
SECTION C.
SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES.
(i) Water.
The Water Supply of the town is furnished by the
Metropolitan Water Board.
There are still some shallow wells, and the policy .is
to advise owners to have their property connected to the
Main Supply of the Metropolitan Water Board.
The use of well water was discontinued at 1 house
during the year.
The number of premises known to be supplied with
water from wells at the end of 1935 was 34, which compares
with 271 in 1919.
Samples were chemically examined by Mr. P. G. Lloyd
during the year.
Suspicious waters are sent to the Clinical Research
Association for bacteriological examination,
(ii) Drainage and Sewerage.
No outstanding works of importance have been carried
out on the drainage system during the year.